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Question: “ In the 2015 regulations book it says fish from a body of water with size limits you must transport your fish with heads and tails. Does this mean walleyes from any lake with a slot walleyes come home whole?”

DNR Answer: “Yes, the fish would need to be in the whole. You could remove the entails by cutting along the bottom of the fish. But it must be in the whole to be measured if stopped. Please let me know if you have any more questions.”

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Cliff Wagenbach Grand Master

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I read the regulations yesterday and I understood that rule to apply to "special regulation" lakes, which includes Vermilion! Very dumb rule as far as I am concerned! I can see it applying as long as you are on the water with the fish but really makes it tough for tourists that are staying at a resort or cabin.

As long as they plan to eat all of their catch while they are there they can fillet the fish and freeze them, but if they want to take the fish home when they leave they have to be frozen whole and probably individually to be measurable if they are checked anytime while they are transporting the fish.

This method really does not make for top grade flavored fish after a couple of days! sick

They tried this same thing the first year that the slot was imposed on Vermilion walleyes and pike and it was not well received at that time either and was changed by the next season!

Cliff

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If the law was actually enforced as written, every Walleye caught, kept and transported from Lake of the Woods, Vermilion, Red Lake, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, Lake Winnie...the list goes on, would have to be transported "in the whole".

Based on this law, there are tens or hundreds of thousands of fish illegally transported every year (likely most of them).

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It's my understanding that the rule refers to transporting fish while on the water. Once you are on shore then you can filet your catch, just remember to leave a patch a skin on the filet if your going to freeze them.

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Here is another reg...

"You cannot transport more than 12 dozen minnows or leeches without a commercial minnow license"

How many leeches in a pound? How about minnows in a gallon?

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The answer ( quote ) above is what I received from the DNR. It is not my interpretation.

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Yep It's right there on page 24, second bullet under "how do I prepare fish I've caught for transport?"

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Cliff Wagenbach Grand Master

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I talked to our local C.O. at the Virginia Sports Show today and asked him what his interpretation of the law was as it had been written.

He said that we can transport and package our fish in the same manner that we always had! They must be whole while on the water and then must retain a patch of skin on them while transporting.

Good to hear that is the way that he plans to enforce the rule !

Cliff

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That's good to hear. I hope all CO's have the same interpretation.

I am sure that is not the case in some areas, but another warden told me that his enforcement will be based on our local wardens interpretation.

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Remember the Rules & Regulations are not written to entrap us their written to protect the resource, they also give the CO's latitude for interpretation, which is a good thing I think.

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Resorts or guides with fish packing licenses can prepare the fish and mark them even out on the water CLOTAGAMES..

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It looks like they rewrote this rule for 2015. The rule is different than last year.

Previously the regulation was that fish from lakes with special regulations must be kept whole while on that body of water.

Muskellunge, catfish, splake, brook trout, brown trout, and rainbow trout, which have statewide length limits, must be transported with head and tail intact so the fish can be measured. Northern pike and walleye may be dressed or filleted except when on experimental, special, border waters, or other waters that differ from statewide length limits. See Possessing Fish section on page 27.
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I wonder if you can transport more than 12 doz. minnows if they are salted and frozen? this is what we take to Canada.

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I wonder if you can transport more than 12 doz. minnows if they are salted and frozen? this is what we take to Canada.

You probably can if Canada allows you to bring in more then that. This rule pertains to live bait.

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Thanks Cliff, Yes Canada does allow salted minnows. We always declare them at the border with no problem.

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